Thank You, WestView
Dear George, I am so sorry to learn of the death of your cousin John. It looks like pioneers run in your family. What you […]
Corey Johnson Could Be Chuck Schumer!
Oh wow! The Times keeps calling Corey Johnson, the new Speaker of the City Council, the second-most powerful man in City government. I asked Erik […]
No Wonder WNYC is a Nonprofit
By George Capsis Oh my, there is nothing so heart-rending as discovering that an old friend has been deceiving you for years and is not […]
Caruso’s Quips
By Charles Caruso A woman who calls a man ‘darling’ is invariably a phony. ___ We start as Hamlet and end as Polonius. ___ From […]
Recalling the Good/Bad Old Days
Dear Editors: Reading the beautiful, young Catherine Revland’s creepy experience with the repulsive Gene P. was another reminder of those good/bad old days of ‘dirty […]
Victimized by the Sixth Precinct
Dear Editors: Now I’ve seen it all. After being falsely arrested, threatened, cursed, and spat upon, I was finally ‘EDP’d’ to Bellevue. This is particularly […]
Praise for Music at St. Veronica’s
Dear George, I am writing to let you know that Addie and I attended the concert at St. Veronica’s this past Saturday, November 25th, and […]
Notes and Perspectives from Away: Can Democrats Prove Will Rogers Wrong?
By Tom Lamia What concerns me today is the failure of Democrats to organize effectively to win elections. Will Rogers had it right. When asked […]
Your Humble Foreign Correspondent: Goodbye to All That
By Paul Dalnoky My ties to Downtown date back to 1972 as a sophomore at a prestigious high school at 1st Avenue and 15th Street. […]
Rowing in the Collective Unconscious
By Sally Curtis I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide is a wild call and a clear […]
Devastated Moon
By Roberta Curley This poem is dedicated to all victims of the October 31, 2017 New York City terror attack. Even the moon is mourning. […]
Caruso’s Quips
By Charles Caruso Thinking leads to drinking. ___ How to lose 120 pounds in one day: Get divorced. ___ Joy is a lightning flash. Then […]
Developers Shrug Off Debris at 11 Jane Street
Dear Editors: Several months have gone by since the scaffolding appeared at the 11 Jane Street Garage. This has led to an accumulation of garbage, […]
Not Only in Our Backyard
Dear Editors: Due to the intense development pressure many New York neighborhoods are facing, residents are beginning to understand the importance of working together across […]
#NOTME
I know it’s trendy to use social media to jump on the bandwagon when famous folks promote the next cause célèbre. Please forgive me if […]
NYCHA Lives Matter
By Reverend Michel J. Faulkner Eighty years ago, Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia established the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) to provide a way out […]
Dismay for Weiwei: A Letter Regarding Public Art
Dear Editors: While I respect Ai Weiwei for his artistic creativity and discipline, it is still disheartening to see the complicity involved in vandalizing one […]